Meet the Magnificent Vanguard Index Fund Beating the S&P 500 Already in 2026

The S&P 500 is an index of 500 U.S.-listed stocks from 11 different sectors of the economy. It has strict entry criteria so it typically only hosts the largest and highest-quality companies the market has to offer, from investment banks like JPMorgan Chase to artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouses like Nvidia. Then there is the Russell 2000, which hosts 2,000 of the smallest companies listed on American stock exchanges. Many of them are benefiting from favorable domestic economic and political conditio ...